Ant Gallery put folk, rock and alternative music in a blender with a sprig of funk to make something earthy, groovy, and deceptively nutritious. Their earthy originals serve up heaping helpings of lush harmony, chorus-y unison, lyrical pathos, quirky guitar licks and driving bass lines.

Recipients of the Gill Rees Young Musicians award & finalists in the Infinite Song Contest at the 2025 National Folk Festival, you can’t help but feel the groundswell underneath Ant Gallery is rising.

Is that one person singing? Or two? A live double-track? Come see for yourselves!

Doc Halibut’s rock n’ roll and pop exhibits an authentic heart and irrepressible energy that carries any audience along for the ride. Through raucous sections of interpretation and improvisation to precise craftsmanship and the ever-present quip, jibe and plaintive observation of Andy Ferguson’s lyricism stands central to the 5 piece’s sound, Doc Halibut’s live shows recreate and reinterpret their songbook with energy, passion and more often than not, a large dose of larrikin humour.

Jon Hassell meets Ornette Coleman, meets Laurie Anderson. I Hold the Lion’s Paw sounds familiar and, at the same time, like nothing else you’ve ever heard.

Led by ARIA nominated trumpeter-producer Reuben Lewis, I Hold the Lion’s Paw is a gateway into an immersive world of twisted funk, electro-grunge and psychedelic jazz. This is music as assemblage, using the stage as a laboratory whilst practising post-production sorcery in real time.

Together, these acts form an eclectic collective where folk, rock and jazz psychedelia collide, promising a night that is as unpredictable as it is unforgettable.